Hybrid contour and geometric partitioning for accurate plantar foot region segmentation
Our synergistic integration of contour detection and geometric partitioning yields an efficient technique for segmenting plantar regions from static plantar pressure images. Validation on a diverse dataset shows that the proposed approach accurately distinguishes foot-specific regions across five different foot types, including both normal and pathological cases.
Authors
- Minmin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2814-0577)
- Xi Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-5933)
- Weihua Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7471-9742)
- Shumei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9442-2287)
Institutions
- Putian University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20352
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00